20 Years Later
Added 6th November 2014
November sees us quietly celebrating 20 years in business. A lot has happened during this time, here are some notable occurrences…
1994
The Channel Tunnel opens
Basilisk Data incorporated
The Original Sony Playstation is launched
1995
The collapse of Baring’s Bank
Windows 95 is released
1996
Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal to be cloned
DVDs are launched in Japan
1997
The Kyoto Protocol is agreed with 150 countries signing up
Steve Jobs returns to Apple Computers
1998
The European Central Bank is established in Frankfurt
Google is founded
1999
50th Anniversary of the Geneva Convention
Millennium Bug fears aplenty
2000
George W Bush becomes President of USA
Toyota release Prius
2001
Hijackers take over & crash planes into World Trade Centre & The Pentagon
Apple launches iPod
2002
The Euro becomes the new currency for 12 of the EU Member states
The first public version of web browser Mozilla Firefox is released
Basilisk Data successfully complete the network installation at a high street bank’s head quarters in Canary Wharf, London
2003
Concorde makes its last commercial flight
Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates upon re-entry to Earth’s atmosphere
2004
60th Anniversary of D-Day remembered by World Leaders
Facebook is launched
2005
Pope John Paul II dies, followed by election of Pope Benedict XVI
YouTube is launched
2006
North Korea declares it has carried out its first nuclear weapons tests
Twitter is launched
2007
Bank of England bails out Northern Rock
Apple introduces the iPhone
Basilisk Data successfully completes the network installation at a high street bank’s data centre in Greater London
2008
Fidel Castro steps down as President of Cuba
Amazon launch Kindle
2009
Icelandic banking system collapses
Microsoft launches Windows 7
2010
Icelandic volcanic eruption causes cancellation of flights for a week
Apple launches iPad
2011
The Arab Spring movement begins in Tunisia
The Space Shuttle fleet is retired
2012
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee and London hosts 2012 Olympic Games
Facebook becomes a public company
2013
Ed Snowden leaks information about NSAs data gathering operations
Sony launches PS4 in competition to Microsoft’s launch of their X-Box One
Basilisk Data help to successfully complete the roll out of high speed broadband across North Yorkshire
2014
Russia annexes the Crimea & Scotland votes to remain part of the UK
Smart Watches launched by Apple, Microsoft, Google & Samsung amongst others
Basilisk Data celebrates its 20th birthday
Just a few things that have happened during the 20 years that we've been in business. What hasn't changed during that time, is our desire to help our customers achieve their goals. If you want to know more details about our services, please contact us via phone or email, we’ll be happy to help.
